The new school

Today we officially started school on the new compound. We might have the new school compound, but unfortunately, a couple of other things have also changed for the new. Here's some of them (for now, since there might be more things that have changed) :

1. New PE T-shirt
The new design, IMHO, in not nice loh. Our current PE T-shirt is OK what, so why is there a need to change the design of the PE T-shirt? As the saying goes, why fix something that ain't broke?

2. New nametag
Same goes for this. I have not seen the design of the new nametags, but seriously speaking, I think the new nametags, with the names embossed on the tags, is just superfluous.

3. New canteen operators
This is the one thing that I would dislike the most. Initially, I thought with 8 stalls at the old campus, the stall holders would come back with us to the new school compound. However, I got a shock when I saw all the stall holders were new! Apparently, the canteen has been outsourced to an external operator. Sure, the food might be cheap, but then the variety is limited. To cite an example, the vegetarian stall in this new school might be selling their food at up to 40% cheaper than the old stall holders, but then the old stall holders had more variety than the new ones. (Not to mention they serve in bigger quantities.)

Wow, that's quite a lot that has changed. I hope that there aren't any more such changes.

Can I do without 2008?

My initial answer would be yes, I can do without the memories in 2008.
2008 has not been smooth-sailing for me. Sure, some of my highest points of my life were in 2008, but the low points in 2008 were also some of the lowest points in my life, of which overcoming them proved to require strong mental will.

Having a short-sighted mindset, I would probably want to forget 2008, for some of the worst things that happened in my life happened in 2008. However, if I put on a far-sighted mindset, I think that the setbacks that I've faced will make me a stronger person mentally. Also, I will learn from the setbacks I encountered this year and hopefully this will make me a better person in future.

So to answer the question, I guess that I would do well with the memories of 2008, notwithstanding good or bad, for they may/would/should serve me well in the future.

What kind of pet would I be?

This post is pushed forward from 31 December for a special post on that day. Meanwhile, enjoy the last of 9 blog quizzes right after this!

What kind of pet would I be?

You Would Be a Pet Cat

Independent and aloof, you don't like to be dependent on anyone.
And as for other people, you can take them or leave them. You often don't care.
You live your life by your own rules. And you have deep motivations that no one truly understands.

Why you would make a great pet: You're not needy or greedy... unlike other four legged friends.

Why you would make a bad pet: You're not exactly running down to greet people at the door

What you would love about being a cat: Agility and freedom

What you would hate about being a cat: Being treated like a dog by clueless humans

Well, What Kind of Pet Would You Be?

What font am I?

What font am I?

You Are Arial Black

You are bold, over the top, and quite loud.
You'll stand up and stand up to get your point across.

Subtlety isn't really your thing. You sometimes come off as crass and abrasive.
You're not as passionate as people might think. You just enjoy overwhelming other people!

Hey, What Font Are You?

Do you have no homework?

If you have any homework left, kindly ignore this post and continue reading the rest of this blog. Otherwise, read on.

You, the student with no homework, shall gain karma in a most useful manner. By scanning your completed E Maths and A Maths homework and then sending it to me, you stand to receive karma from the heavens above! One student (that might be one of you) with a commendable amount of karma stands a chance to get $100! Of course, read the fine print for the applicable TAC.

Fine print: The Terms And Conditions for getting the $100 treat is to submit the completed E and/or A Maths homework to me by 24 December 2008 at 12 noon. The handwriting in the submitted homework should have a 90 % similarity to that of my handwriting. All people other than those from 3T2 '08 may not apply. The winner of the $100 will be contacted after 31 December 2008.

What's the recipe for my personality?

So, what's the recipe for my personality?

The Recipe For Han Swee Yee

3 parts Seductiveness
2 parts Vigor
1 part Nonconformity

Splash of Flirtation

Sip slowly on the beach

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

"But" ...

When I see "but"s in a sentence, sometimes it can freak me out (or stun me) , so to speak. For example:

(A) I have all but 4 apples.
(B) I have nothing but 4 apples.

The above two sentences may not freak me out, as they are not complex sentences. But then, this really freaks me:

I have but 4 apples.

Does this imply sentence A or sentence B? How many apples? You get what I mean?

What is my love type?

What is my love type?

Your Love Type: ENFP

The Inspirer

In love, you are passionate and eager to develop a strong bond.
For you, sex should be playful, creative, and affectionate.

Overall, you are perceptive and bring out the best in your partner.
However, you tend to hold on to bad relationships after they've turned bad.

Best matches: INTJ and INFJ

Hey, What's Your Love Type?

Robot Wanted

The robot I want should fulfill the following criteria:

• Have a handwriting that closely mimics that of mine
• Be able to clear a 5 kg stack of mock exam papers in two hours
• Be able to brainstorm 28 different ideas for a single concept
• Handle project work with humans with ease

Some benefits that I will provide are:

• Unlimited power supply for the robot as long as the robot fulfills expectations
• Keeping the robot in a pristine condition
• Sending the robot for repairs as and when needed
  

Interested parties keen to provide me with this robot may leave a comment on this post.

Marina Barrage

Yesterday, my family and I went for an outing ... in Singapore. Haha, with everything so expensive, it's better to be more prudent with money. So, we went to the Marina Barrage, which had opened a month before.

So to get to the Marina Barrage, the most prudent method is to take the free shuttle service from Marina Bay MRT. The wait for the shuttle did not wait long, contrary to my gut feeling. Anyway, while waiting for the shuttle, I took some pictures of Marina Bay.

More construction going on...

Here's something interesting (look at the banner) :

... Ok, on to the Marina Barrage. Firstly we'd noticed the ships on the seas of Singapore:

We went up the sloping roof of the barrage to the rooftop. The path is covered by grass, ie. an Eco-roof, that helps to bring down temperatures inside the building. It's new, and there are even centipedes crawling about!

There's also a solar park on the roof, consisting of solar panels that generate electricity:

At the rooftop, we can see the city skyline:

After that, we went into some exhibition about Sustainable Singapore and the Marina Barrage. I sent myself a postcard, but it looked horrible, so I've better not post it here! ;)

By the time we came out of the exhibit, it was about to rain.

Thankfully we made it back to Marina Bay MRT before it started to pour.

That's it for now!

PS: Can somebody tell me if my homework can wait for another week?